A prospective study of analgesic quality after a thoracotomy: paravertebral block with ropivacaine before and after rib spreading

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 901-905

  Fibla, Juan J ^a   Molins, Laureano ^a   Mier, Jose Manuel ^a   Sierra, Ana ^a   Vidal, Gonzalo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SAGRAT COR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Paravertebral block; Post thoracotomy pain; Pre emptive analgesia

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; DIPYRONE; FENTANYL; NITROUS OXIDE; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PARAVERTEBRAL BLEEDING; PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK; PARAVERTEBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RIB; RIB SPREADING; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BLEEDING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

AGED; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 70349909221     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.05.041     Document Type: Article

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